Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bottle Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bottle Hollow and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bottle Hollow

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Bottle Hollow:
  • 35.407021, -86.362215
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bottle Hollow

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
  • Since Bottle Hollow is near Moore County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Bottle Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bottle Hollow ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cascade Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
• Countyline
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Countyline is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
• Cow Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cow Ford is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Ford
• Flat Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
• Flowertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Flowertown is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
• Hilltop
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hilltop is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Hix Mill Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hix Mill Ford is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Mill Ford
• Normandy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Normandy is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normandy <1>
• Raysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Raysville is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
• Roseville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roseville is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
• Sevenmile Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
• Willow Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

How Far From Bottle Hollow to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bottle Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bottle Hollow and extending to:

• Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bottle Hollow to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'